POSTROCK ENERGY CORPORATION 2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN BONUS SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
POSTROCK ENERGY CORPORATION
2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Date of Xxxxx: | [ ], 20 ___] | |||
Number of Bonus Shares: | [ ] |
This
Bonus Share Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated [ , 20 ___], is made by and
between PostRock Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [ ]
(“Participant”).
RECITALS:
A. The Company established the 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) under which the
Company may grant eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and non-employee directors
of the Company certain equity-based awards.
B. Participant is an eligible employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or a
non-employee director of the Company and the Committee has elected to grant to Participant Bonus
Shares under the Plan pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement.
AGREEMENT:
In consideration of the mutual premises and covenants contained herein and other good and
valuable consideration paid by Participant to the Company, the Company and Participant agree as
follows:
Section 1. Incorporation of Plan.
All provisions of this Agreement and the rights of Participant hereunder are subject in all
respects to the provisions of the Plan and the powers of the Plan Committee therein provided.
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in
the Plan.
Section 2. Grant of Bonus Shares.
Subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Company hereby
grants to Participant, all right, title and interest in the record and beneficial ownership of that
number of Shares identified above opposite the heading “Number of Bonus Shares,” effective as of
the Date of Grant.
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Section 3. Issuance of Shares.
The Bonus Shares will be issued in book-entry or certificated form, as the Company shall deem
appropriate, as of the Grant Date or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter (but in no
event more than 20 days after the Grant Date).
Section 4. Certain Restrictions.
By executing this Agreement, Participant acknowledges that he will enter into such written
representations, warranties and agreements and execute such documents as the Company may reasonably
request, if any, in order to comply with the terms of this Agreement or the Plan, or securities
laws or any other applicable laws, rules or regulations.
Section 5. Tax Withholding.
To the extent that grant of any of the Bonus Shares granted hereunder may obligate the Company
to pay withholding taxes on behalf of Participant, the Company shall have the power to withhold, or
require Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any such federal,
state, local or foreign withholding tax requirements.
Section 6. No Right to Continued Employment.
If the Participant is an employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, nothing in this
Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or its Subsidiaries to
terminate Participant’s employment at any time, nor confer upon Participant the right to continue
in the employ of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries.
Section 7. Entire Agreement; Amendment.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject
matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements
between the parties with respect to the Bonus Shares granted hereby. All prior understandings and
agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null
and void and of no further force and effect. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing
executed by the parties hereto which specifically states that it is an amendment of this Agreement.
Section 9. Governing Law.
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, excluding its conflict of laws provisions.
Section 10. Section 409A.
The rights to, and distribution of, the Bonus Shares granted hereunder are exempt from the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered
in a manner consistent with that intent.
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This Agreement has been executed and delivered by the parties hereto effective the day and
year first above written.
POSTROCK ENERGY CORPORATION |
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By: | ||||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
PARTICIPANT |
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